slug¹ /slug/

1. A land mollusc with a rudimentary shell or none at all
2. The similar larvae of some insects, esp sawflies
3. A sea slug
4. A heavy, lazy person
5. Anything slow-moving

1. To be inert
2. To go sluggishly
3. To hunt for slugs

To make sluggish

sluggˈard noun

A person who is habitually inactive (also adjective)

sluggˈardize or sluggˈardise transitive verb (Shakespeare)

To make lazy

sluggˈardliness noun

sluggˈardly adjective

sluggˈish adjective

1. Habitually lazy
2. Slothful
3. Slow-moving, slow-acting, etc
4. Inactive

sluggˈishly adverb

sluggˈishness noun

slugˈ-a-bed or sluggˈabed noun (Shakespeare)

A person who lies in bed a long time

slug² /slug/

1. A lump of crude ore (mining)
2. A lump of metal, esp one for firing from a gun
3. A bullet (informal)
4. A unit of fuel in a nuclear reactor (nuclear eng)
5. A metal token used in a slot machine
6. A solid line or section of type cast by a composing machine (printing)
7. A strip of metal thicker than a lead, for separating type (printing)
8. The gravitational unit of mass, approx 32.174 pounds (= 14.5939kg) in the slug-foot-second system (47.88kg in slug-metre-second reckoning)

slug³ /slug/

To strike heavily

A heavy blow

sluggˈer noun

1. A person who slugs
2. A batter who specializes in hitting home runs (baseball)

slugˈfest noun (Ger Fest festival, celebration; informal)

A match or struggle, characterized by heavy blows

slug⁴ /slug/ (now esp US)

1. A gulp, a swallow
2. An alcoholic drink

To take a slug or slugs of or from

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